USA Today writer: Tigers 'livid' with Miguel Cabrera

With the Detroit Tigers fighting for their post-season lives, the last thing the team needed was a distraction involving their best offensive player, Miguel Cabrera. But when Cabrera showed up to Comerica Park on Saturday with fresh bruises on his face, and no explanation as to how they got there, a distraction is exactly what they got. Cabrera was obviously not himself, as the .323 hitter went 0-11 against the White Sox when the Tigers needed him the most. And with the Birmingham Police having reportedly been called to Cabrera's house due to a domestic dispute, it explains why USA Today writer Bob Nightengale wrote over the weekend on Twitter that the Tigers were "livid" with Cabrera.

The Tigers are
livid with Miguel Cabrera. They have been informed of the details on
why he showed up Sat with cuts and scratches on his face

The Birmingham
(Mich) police is sked to talk today about the domestic dispute
involving Miguel Cabrera and his wife in wee hours Saturday

Cabrera's badly
scratched mug could be the face of the franchise's miserable winter if
the Tigers miss the playoffs after their collapse.